Cole - "Planes" The Weeknd – "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"
Najlepszy występ tradycyjnego R&B Faith Evans – "He Is" Lalah Hathaway – "Little Ghetto Boy" Jazmine Sullivan – "Let It Burn" Tyrese – "Shame" Charlie Wilson – "My Favorite Part of You"
Najlepszy album Urban Contemporary The Internet – "Ego Death" Kehlani – "You Should Be Here" Lianne La Havas – "Blood" Miguel – "Wildheart" The Weeknd – "Beauty Behind the Madness" Rap Najlepszy album hip-hopowy J. Cole – "2014 Forest Hills Drive" Dr. Dre – "Compton" Drake – "If Youre Reading This Its Too Late" Kendrick Lamar – "To Pimp a Butterfly" Nicki Minaj – "The Pinkprint"
Najlepsza piosenka rapowa Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom i Paul McCartney - "All Day" Kendrick Lamar - "Alright" Drake - "Energy" Common i John Legend - "Glory" Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
Najlepsza Współpraca Rapowa/Śpiewana Big Sean featuring Kanye West & John Legend - "One Man Can Change The World" Common & John Legend - "Glory" Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur - "Classic Man" Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat - "These Walls" Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown - "Only"